st average in 63 regular-season appearances with the Portland Winterhawks. The Shorewood, Minn., native led his club to their second consecutive WHL Western Conference championship, going 15-6-1 with two shutouts and a .918 save percentage in 22 postseason appearances.Originally selected by the Blackhawks in the seventh round (191st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Carruth compiled a record of 87-39-3 with four shutouts and a .905 SV% in 137 regular-season games over parts of three seasons with Portland (2009-12). He also accrued a 33-15-4 mark with three shutouts and a .914 SV% in 54 postseason tilts, leading the Winterhawks to the WHL Final in each of his two full seasons with the organization.
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